Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Belle de Pontoise Apple
Belle de Pontoise Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Canada, Kentville, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Belle de Pontoise |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Kentville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001471.
